America Votes Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 25, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America Votes Act of 2013 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with a sworn written statement, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such a statement with the ballot.
Requires any state subject to this identification requirement to: (1) prepare a pre-printed version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the pre-printed version available at polling places for election officials to distribute to individuals who desire to vote in person, and (3) include a copy of the pre-printed version with each blank absentee or other ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail.
Prohibits a state from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election.
Excepts first-time voters registering by mail from application of this Act.
Requires states requiring an individual to present identification as a condition of receiving and casting a ballot in a federal election to include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places.
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014, with 34 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
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- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2013Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in House
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